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To make candy, all you need to do is create a syrup by dissolving sugar and boiling it to your desired consistency. For medium to large scale candy production, candy making equipment fully automates the whole process and takes care of other production regulations and standards (such as hygiene and proper homogenization). Planning on getting one? There’s a wide range of choices to pick from.

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Automatic premixer for hard candy

Feed materials to your confectionery process equipment in a consistent and convenient way...

Pressure cooker for caramel and soft candy

Prepare your ingredients for soft candy production. This is a highly flexible c...

Batch cooker for hard candy

Prepare your ingredients for the production of hard candy. This is a line of universal candy coo...

Whipping machine for soft candy

Prepare your ingredients for any whipped or aerated product component. This is a pressurized...

Continuous cooker for hard candy

Prepare your ingredients for hard candy production. This is a continuous dissolving, cookin...

Starch-free depositor for hard candy

Forming hard candies requires careful handling of syru...

High-speed double twist wrapping machine for hard candy

Double-twist wrapping is the preferred packaging method for many ...

High-speed flow pack wrapping machine for hard candy and jellies

For some high-quality candy which require individual wr...

High-speed fold wrapping machine for hard candy

Bottom fold wrapping is an attractive solution for hard candies, toffees, ...

Bagger with servo driven jaw actuation

If you want to accommodate multiple bag designs and dimensions with fast speed and a...

Bagger with mechanical driven jaw actuation

If you want to pack into unique bag styles like Quad-seal and Doypack, but you...

Compact flexible cooker for confectionery products

In confectionery production flexibilit...

High-speed cut and wrap double twist machine

Many gums, chewy candies, toffees and caramel products are most suited to ind...

High-speed cut & wrap fold machine

For large scale production of toffees, caramels and chewy candy products, speed of throu...

Single twist cut & wrap lollipop machine

Soft caramel lollipops require more gentle handling during production than ot...

High-speed cut and wrap flow pack machine

Flow pack wrapping is a popular option for the individual wrapping of soft caram...

Continuous bagger with twin sealing jaws

If you want to pack into gusseted and pillow style bags and packing speed is impor...

Continuous vertical bagger

Want a machine to pack unique bag styles such as quad-seal and Doy-pack bags at incredible speeds...

Cooker for gums and jellies

Prepare your ingredients for use in gummy and jelly products. This is a static cooking system de...

Continuous cooker for hard caramels

Continuously cook ingredients for your hard caramel-based product. This is a three-stag...

Cooling drum for soft and caramel mixtures

Cool your product to the temperature required for further processing. This is a...

Continuous caramel mixer

Mix your recipe's ingredients in preparation for further processing. This is a continuous mixer for ...

Strand forming machine

Form ingredient mixes into strands and slabs for further processing into bars, and other final product...

Strand forming machine for 2 masses

Form two-ingredient mixes into the shapes and layer combinations required for your fina...

Strand forming machine for creamy mixtures

Turn your ingredients mixture into strands and slabs for further processing int...

Chocolate coating machine

Coat your product with chocolate or caramel. This is a chocolate coating machine born of many year...

Hygienic chocolate coating machine

Coat your product with chocolate or caramel. This is a next-generation chocolate coating...

Laboratory aerator for food products

Successful innovators in the food, chemicals, and plastics industries need reliable mi...

Aerator for high-viscosity media

Highly viscous ingredients in both the food and chemical processing industries require spec...

Aerator for low-viscosity media

Many industrial processes and products require a consistent foam with very particular and ti...

Compact aerator for pumpable media

Many processes in food production and standard industry require high-quality, customized...

2-way diverter valves for pneumatic conveying

Products conveyed through pneumatic conveyor lines often need to be diverted...

Multi-way diverter valve for pneumatic conveying

Products conveyed through pneumatic conveyor lines often need to be diver...

Wear resistant bends for pneumatic conveying

Bends in pneumatic conveyor lines cause load loss leading to lower flow rates...

Extruder for bakery masses

Are you looking to produce the widest range of extruded/deposited products possible, but don't wa...

Depositor for bakery products with vertical head movement

Are you looking to produce the widest range of extruded/deposi...

Rotating stencil depositor

Do you need to produce patterned products in good volumes but are concerned about quality? Tradit...

Energy efficient chocolate enrober

Do you need to reduce your energy costs and environmental impact, but need to maintain t...

Continuous chocolate enrober

Do you need a large-scale 24/7 multi-product operation continuous chocolate enrober? Traditiona...

Chocolate enrober with minimum changeover time

Is the efficiency of your high-volume, 24/7 multi-product line being impact...

Chocolate tempering and enrobing machine

Is your current enrobing solution wasting money? Do you need to reduce your runnin...
An entry-level chocolate enrober

Small chocolate enrober

Do you have a small-scale production environment but need the highest quality of enrobing? Higher qua...

High speed chocolate depositor

Do you need to be able to handle a wide variety of  product - for mouldings, long-fill, caram...

Chocolate depositor

Do you want the highest quality depositor for your small-to-medium production? Traditional depositors at ...

Depositor for aerated masses

Do you want to work with the most delicate aerated masses and maintain the highest quality prod...

Economic C-frame chocolate depositor

Are you losing time and money in downtime on your multi-product line? Traditional depo...

Energy saving chocolate tempering machine

Do you need to lower your energy consumption due to either rising power costs or...

Chocolate tempering machine

If your existing traditional chocolate tempering machines are costing money in increased energy ...

Aerator for fat based masses and crème fillings

If you work with fat-based center masses and cremes, is your current aerat...

High capacity cooling tunnel for chocolates

Do you need the highest quality from your high volume line? 24/7 running means...

Compact extruder for bakery masses

Do you need the highest quality single mass products? Traditional machinery can be too a...

C-frame extruder for bakery masses

If you want to produce the highest quality product using more delicate masses, tradition...

Depositor for caramel, jam and toffee

Do you have a multi product line that you wish could handle high and low viscosity ma...

Depositor for solid and filled chocolates

If you need to produce a wide range of chocolate products on a smaller productio...

Chocolate analyzer

When designing new lines or new product - or looking for improvements in existing ones - testing the impac...

Chocolate temper meter

To maintain and improve the quality of your chocolate production, you need a chocolate temper meter fo...

Horizontal dough mixer

The mixing of hard doughs or highly viscous product like chewing gum r...

Mixer for aeration of confectionery and bakery products

Aerated products can be difficult...

Batch cooker of cereal foods

Controlled steam cooking of whole or milled grain products is t...

Production machine for deposited candies and jellies

For smaller production volumes, full...

Laboratory confectionery depositors

When designing new confectionery products, the ability ...

Automatic weigher and mixer of confectionery ingredients

The production of accurately pro...

Dissolver of confectionery syrups

Many high quality confectionery products require a dissol...

Thin-film cooker for confectionery products

Producing excellent confectionery products req...

Cooker for toffee and caramel products

Production of toffee and caramel products requires a...

System for continuous production of fondant or fondant crème

Fondant creme is used in th...

In-line colour or flavour addition for confectionery

The addition of colourings and flavo...

Starch-free depositor for lollipops

Traditional high volume continuous lollipop production ...

Starch-free depositor systems for jelly

Traditional depositing for jellies and gummies requ...

Starch-free depositor for soft confectionery

Soft confectionery such as toffees, fondants,...

Small scale nut grinder

Many confectionery and bakery processes rely on the uniform grinding of raw ingredients such as nuts,...

Entry level cereal bar cutting table

The small-scale manual production of crunchy cereal bars, brittles, and similar produc...

Small scale dragee coating machine

Coated dragée products such as Jordan Almonds or hard-coated candies are very popular, b...

Medium-speed flexible wrapping machine for chocolates

Larger scale wrapping of individual chocolate products demands gent...

High-speed bunch wrapping machine for chocolate

Bunch wrapping with aluminium foil is a popular method to use for an attra...

Chocolate decorator for extruded ice-cream

It is not uncommon for ice-cream decorator units to become faulty and produce a...

Mobile depositor of tiger wash

Manufacturers of tiger bread and other similar consumables often find that achieving perfect ...

Inline ultrasonic food cutting machine

Cutting sticky products in the food sector is not always an easy process. Small scal...

Horizontal cartoner for food products

Depending on the primary product packages, food products like confectionery (biscuits...

Continuous vertical cartoner

When producing cereals, it is paramount to stay on top of market trends. New packaging forms ca...

Pillow bag vertical packing machine

When packaging products such as seeds, cereal, snacks, candies, nuts, tea, dried fruits...

Licorice cooling tunnel

Licorice and other extruded food products like vegan meats can be tricky to cool in the production pr...

Licorice cooker

When producing liquorice and other sticky or viscous food products, during the cooling or heating process, com...

Confectionery bags case packer for large scale

Mass production lines need faster and more efficient package processing to ...

Semi-automatic case packer for chip bags

In small to medium scale production units, packing items manually can consume a lo...

Robotic case packing machine for snack bags

Automated packing with robotic suction arms can quickly pickup packaged produc...

Guillotine cutter for confectionery

Confectionery products such as marshmallows, licorice candies, and fudges come out of e...

High Output Industrial Production Line for Gummies and Jellies

Mainstream technology for the preparation of gummies and ...

Flexible Output Line For Gummies and Jellies

The traditional method for gummy and jelly production uses starch to keep the...

Low Output Production Line for Gummies and Jellies

The original technique for making gums and jellies exploited the non-s...
Mpac Alisio casepacker for food

Side Load Case Packer For Packaged Food

Accuracy is a primary concern for case-packing pre-packaged foods such as milk or p...
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Candy making equipment for hard and soft candies

Candy consists mostly of sugar and water, although you can include flavor and coloring as well. Depending on how you prepare these ingredients, they can result in a number of different textures and recipes for candies.

To make hard candy, you need to mix more sugar in your syrup and cook the mixture to a higher temperature (about 300°F or 154°C). For soft candy, boil the syrup to a lower temperature (250° F or 121° C) and use a lower concentration of sugar.

Candy thermometers are useful for special recipes. Temperature plays a major role in determining whether candy ends up being soft or hard. However, they may not be necessary if you’re working with a semi-automatic or automatic candy making machine. These types of equipment handle almost all the steps in the production process, from mixing the ingredients to drying the candy to a specific texture. Some industrial candy making machines even include stainless steel die forming elements that are used to form the candies into various shapes and sizes.

Producing sugar-free candies

Sugar is an essential ingredient in candies, as it affects their texture and also helps with their preservation. Yet, sugar can be replaced with other ingredients which serve as binders in the making of candies. To produce sugar-free candy, honey can be the base ingredient without any noticeable difference in texture or flavor. Isomalt is another alternative since it melts and hardens in the same way as sugar. That said, isomalt works best for hard candy because it is non-sticky and doesn’t absorb too much water. You may also use sugar-free sweetened corn syrups instead of sugar.

Should you use natural or artificial sweeteners?

Artificial sweeteners such as saccharin, sucralose, neotame, aspartame, and acesulfame can replace natural sugars in the production of candies. They provide minimal nutritional value, but the absence of calories in artificial sweeteners can be an  advantage as well, healthwise. Artificial sugars are also less expensive than natural sugars and offer greater protection against cavities. On the flip side, many people dislike the overly sweet taste of artificial sugars. Also, if consumed in excess, they may also pose health problems.

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